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2002 Lexus ES300 power train problems

52 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Lexus ES30034% of all complaints for this model year.

52
Power Train complaints
34%
share of all complaints
13,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • When the transmission shifts between first and second gears at a slow steady speed(approx 20mph) the car will frequently violently jerk. My car has 75000 miles and has done it since day one. *tr

    filed May 21, 2014

  • My 2002 lexus es300 has been jerking and shifting very hard on acceleration. It seems to have more of a problem when I accelerate slowly in the lower gears. It jerks very noticeably. I was told it was just the nature of the car, but it has been getting much worse over the course of the last year…

    filed Dec 20, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • TSB: Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. This bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a fluid seep. Cases that are determined to…

    L-SB-0002-20 Rev · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 5, 2020
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Power Train problems in other ES300 years

YearReportsShare
2003 ES3002723%
2001 ES300517%
2000 ES3001018%
1999 ES300311%
1998 ES30012%
1997 ES30024%
1995 ES30025%
1994 ES30038%
1993 ES30025%
1992 ES300924%
ES300 power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.